Black Booby

Booby is another type of lake flies with characteristic eyes made from floating round foam. Very simple and effective pattern for trout or perch.

When you fishing with the Booby fly you have to use sinking line, the best is fast sinking type. After each cast you have to allow for sink the fly line to the bottom and than start to retrieve.

In this kind of fishing shorter leaders are better, fly should be near the bottom.

Materials for the Booby:
Hook: Dohiku streamer no. 10
Tail and wing: black marabou + Hareline Ice Wing
Body: black Cactus chenille from Veniard
Eyes: Foam Cylinders in chartreuse

Krystian Niemy